The Kassa Trade Organization or Kassa Trade has adapted its business to accommodate social media and ecommerce industry. The company works directly with South American factories to minimize costs and provide lower prices to retailers and designers who need inventory. It offers the ‘Influencer Program’ to social media influencers who wish to capitalize off their audience. Through the program, social media influencers are able to create their own clothing line to sell directly to their audience. The process is all handled by Kassa Trade, with no upfront cost to the client.
The Kassa Trade Organization was founded by childhood friends, Bowei Oki and Phil Dawit. Oki and Dawit are members of the African diaspora who have settled in the Washington Metropolitan Region. Oki is a Nigerian immigrant who moved to the United States via Canada. He is an industrial engineer who holds experience working in the supply chain industry. Dawit is the son of Ethiopian immigrants and the first American born member of his family. He holds experience working in the commercial real estate industry.